Abstract

GARCIA-VALDEZ, María Trinidad; SANCHEZ-GONZALEZ, Diego  and  ROMAN-PEREZ, Rosario. Aging and adaptation strategies to urban environments from environmental gerontology. Estud. demogr. urbanos [online]. 2019, vol.34, n.1, pp.101-128. ISSN 2448-6515.  https://doi.org/10.24201/edu.v34i1.1810.

The study reflects on the strategies of adaptation to the urban environments in aging, with allusions to Latin America. The results indicate the existence of problems derived from analytical reductionism and the simplification of the theoretical models on environmental adaptation and aging. Maladjustment is determined by personal abilities (social exclusion, disability and dependency) and, mainly, urban physical-social problems. Likewise, environmental adaptation strategies for active aging in the place are proposed from the evaluation of personal assets, as well as the attributes and functions of the urban environment.

Keywords : aging; environmental adaptation; urban environments; public space; social exclusión; environmental gerontology.

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